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The Crew announces Wild Run expansion for November

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Insert exciting driving metaphor here, for The Crew announced today that it is coming out with an expansion next month. Called Wild Run, the expansion will...

The latest SOTA update ushers in Halloween and Black Friday

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Update of the Avatar #145 is out for Shroud of the Avatar, and it is leading players right into the holidays.  There's Halloween goodies...

Jagex preps new RuneScape client, takes beta apps for Chronicle TCG

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Jagex made bold declarations about the future of RuneScape at this past weekend's RuneFest in London. 2016 will be a big, big year for RuneScape....

Revival’s tags support ‘elements of role playing that many still believe are impossible in an MMO’

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Just in case you thought Revival was all sex and gore, IllFonic's latest dev blog is here to discuss something relatively dry and technical: tags. Interestingly...
Boys and girls in cars, dogs and cats on lawns - from up here I can see them all.

Valiance Online moving into alpha development

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On September 25th, the Valiance Online developers announced that the game was soon moving into its alpha testing phase with non-combat power use, crafting,...
It's a journey of sorts.

Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines changes to the core worlds

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Given the fact that Star Wars: The Old Republic's upcoming expansion is very much focused around stories, it'd be a bit odd if all...

Lineage II goes Underground on October 14

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Suit up, Lineage II players, because you're about to embark on your most amazing adventure yet. On October 14th, NCsoft will be releasing the game's Underground...

Firefall aims for an update every six to eight weeks

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Firefall isn't keeping its players in the dark regarding the game's future plans. Red 5 posted a development schedule that includes the next four...

Daybreak might bring back 1997 tank shooter Tanarus [Updated: Nope]

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One of the oldest online shooters could be facing a resurrection in the near future. On an EverQuest II stream last week, Daybreak mentioned that it was...

Reforge Orsinium in Elder Scrolls Online’s new DLC, due in November

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Landing on The Elder Scrolls Online's public test server today is the game's next DLC, set in Orsinium, the ancestral home of the Orcs....

RIFT patch 3.4 is coming this Wednesday

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RIFT's massive fall update will be coming to the game in a mere couple of days. Patch 3.4: Into the Wilds is scheduled to release...
We are running out of roads.

Check out preview videos for the next Lord of the Rings Online update

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Minas Tirith is a big deal in Lord of the Rings Online; everything bringing player characters closer to Mordor is important, and Minas Tirith...
Oh noes

Guild Wars 2’s first raid boss is downed and the beta weekend gets extended

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Bugs are a natural part of any beta experience, so it's not exactly surprising that Guild Wars 2 would experience some bugs during the...

MMO Week in Review: WildStar Reloaded (October 4, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! WildStar...

The MOP Up: How long would you last in your MMO? (October 4, 2015)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Gloria Victis patches for kicks

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The latest pre-alpha build of Gloria Victis went live this past week, and it's all about the most deadly attack of them all: kicking. Scoff...

Carbine muses about WildStar on consoles

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With the spotlight on WildStar this week, many are thinking about the game's future, including the folks at Carbine. One possibility for the game...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: Pantheon’s seed financing (October 3, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, fans of Brad McQuaid's Pantheon fantasy MMO got some good news. It seems as if Visionary Realms has...
Ride like the wind.

Albion’s September state-of-the-game covers gameplay and art

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Sandbox Interactive posted an Albion state-of-the-game update on its website this week. The info is broken down into art department and gameplay sections, with...

SWTOR details combat changes, level sync in Fallen Empire

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Quite a few combat changes are in store for players when Knights of the Fallen Empire hits SWTOR later this month. A new dev...